Within one day, the lumbar spine (L1-S1) of each patient was examined in the following consecutive order: 1.5T MRI using clinically conventional protocols, including sagittal and axial T1-weighted and T2-weighted imaging, followed by low-pressure discography (<50 psi) and lastly CT (Table 1)...
To our knowledge, no other review has exclusively investigated the role of radiomics in the analysis and prediction of bone metastases, particularly the spine localization. Even within the field of radiomics, this is a niche subfield, as is evident from the low number of studies analyzed. This ...
The protocol might also include "whole spine" acquisition, as reported in previous literature, to evaluate all the vertebrae in the sagittal plane. In this way, it is possible to improve the accuracy of lesion localizations thanks to a higher spatial resolution, instead of a solely coronal ...
Bone density was determined by using dual-energy X-ray absorption (DXA) (QDR-1000, Hologic Instruments, Waltham, MA, USA) at the standard measurement sites in the lumbar spine and femur. Results are presented as T scores and Z scores: normal bone density (T...
The cranio-vertebral junction (CVJ) has a unique and distinct anatomy from the subaxial cervical spine. The CVJ is composed of the atlanto-occipital and atlanto-axial joints, strengthened by multiple ligamentous attachments and muscles to provide stability and support. In contrast to the atlanto...
Serum sclerostin had moderate positive correlation with BMD at lumbar spine (r = 0.54, p < 0.001) (Figure 1C) and femoral neck (r = 0.40, p < 0.01) (Figure 1D), suggesting that greater BMD is associated with greater serum sclerostin. Furthermore, serum sclerostin was lower in patients ...